Publications

Identification of aviadenovirus and dependoparvovirus in an Adélie penguin fecal sample from Cape Royds (Ross Island, Antarctica)

Arch Virol. 2026 Sep 4;171(10):268. doi: 10.1007/s00705-026-06726-x.ABSTRACTAdenoviruses (Adenoviridae) and their associated replication-deficient dependoparvoviruses (Parvoviridae) are recognized as significant components of the avian virome. While well-studied in domestic birds, these viruses remain underexplored in wild Antarctic birds. Information is limited on viruses circulating in penguins, particularly outside of the Antarctic Peninsula Region. Here we leverage a … Read more

Genomes of cressdnaviricots and phixviricots in a freshwater lake sample from Arizona, USA

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Aug 28:e0092026. doi: 10.1128/mra.00920-26. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT A viral metagenomic analysis of a 40 ml water sample from a small freshwater lake near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, resulted in the identification of 295 circular viral genome sequences. Of these, 126 are members of Cressdnaviricota and 169 of Phixviricota phyla. PMID:42663468 … Read more

Effects of Nutrient Limitation on Antarctic Microbial Community Diversity, Composition, and Interactions: A Cryoconite Microcosm Study

Microorganisms. 2026 Aug 16;14(8):1807. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14081807. ABSTRACT Dry, harsh, nutrient-limited environments such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, may be particularly susceptible to changes in nutrient availability, demonstrating strong deterministic community assembly processes shaping communities within an ecosystem largely dominated by stochastic processes. Utilizing previously characterized cryoconite hole sediments from Canada Glacier in Taylor Valley, … Read more

Atypical myxomatosis in European rabbits is caused by the recombinant myxoma virus involved in species jumping into hares

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 27:2026.07.25.740729. doi: 10.64898/2026.07.25.740729. ABSTRACT Myxoma virus (MYXV), a member of the Leporipoxvirus genus (species Leporipoxvirus myxoma; family Poxviridae ), causes a highly lethal disease known as myxomatosis in European rabbits. In late 2018, a new natural MYXV isolate, MYXV-Tol (a.k.a. hare MYXV; ha-MYXV), emerged and caused myxomatosis-like disease with high mortality … Read more

Extensive Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Resourceful Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country through a Successful Collaborative Quest: WBE, Mobility, and Clinical Tests

Extensive Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Resourceful Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country through a Successful Collaborative Quest: WBE, Mobility, and Clinical Tests Sosa-Hernández, J. E., Oyervides-Muñoz, M. A., Melchor-Martínez, E. M., Driver, E. M., Bowes, D. A., Kraberger, S., Lucero-Saucedo, S. L., Fontenele, R. S., Parra-Arroyo, L., Holland, L. A., Peña-Benavides, S. A., … Read more

Editorial: The Border Between Kitavirids and Nege-Like Viruses: Tracking the Evolutionary Pace of Plant- and Arthropod-Infecting Viruses

Editorial: The Border Between Kitavirids and Nege-Like Viruses: Tracking the Evolutionary Pace of Plant- and Arthropod-Infecting Viruses Ramos-González, P. L., Kondo, H., Morozov, S., Vasilakis, N., Varsani, A., Cao, M. & Freitas-Astúa, J., May 24 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 932523. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Detection of human, porcine and canine picornaviruses in municipal sewage sludge using pan-enterovirus amplicon-based long-read Illumina sequencing

Detection of human, porcine and canine picornaviruses in municipal sewage sludge using pan-enterovirus amplicon-based long-read Illumina sequencing Faleye, T. O. C., Driver, E. M., Bowes, D. A., Holm, R. H., Talley, D., Yeager, R., Bhatnagar, A., Smith, T., Varsani, A., Halden, R. U. & Scotch, M., 2022, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 11, 1, p. … Read more

Poxvirus infection in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus): Genome sequence analysis and patterns of infection in wild birds

Poxvirus infection in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus): Genome sequence analysis and patterns of infection in wild birds McGraw, K. J., Aguiar de Souza Penha, V., Drake, D. J., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Microvirus Genomes Identified in Fecal Samples from Yellow-Bellied Marmots

Microvirus Genomes Identified in Fecal Samples from Yellow-Bellied Marmots Tijerino, C. L., Blumstein, D. T., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., Feb 2022, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11, 2, e01218-21. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Identification of a Novel Myxoma Virus C7-Like Host Range Factor That Enabled a Species Leap from Rabbits to Hares

Identification of a Novel Myxoma Virus C7-Like Host Range Factor That Enabled a Species Leap from Rabbits to Hares Águeda-Pinto, A., Kraberger, S., Everts, A., Gutierrez-Jensen, A., Glenn, H. L., Dalton, K. P., Podadera, A., Parra, F., Martinez-Haro, M., Viñuelas, J. A., Varsani, A., McFadden, G., Rahman, M. M. & Esteves, P. J., Apr 2022, … Read more

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